The parents of the hero nurse, 29, say he is ‘pretty well’ as he recovers in an isolation unit at a London hospital
Experimental: Doctors described Will as a “resilient and remarkable young man”
The parents of Britain’s first ebola victim said he is improving and even tucking into bacon butties.
Hero nurse Will Pooley, 29, is recovering in an isolation unit at a London hospital.
His mum and dad, Robin and Jackie, spoke for the first time of the “world class” care he was receiving.
And they also revealed how they discovered the news in a mobile phone call from their son in Sierra Leone while they were at a family wedding.
Robin said: “He’s a lot better than we thought he might have been, we’ve only got what the medics tell us, but he’s got a little step in there which the physio gave him so he can rebuild his strength, that in itself is a good enough sign I think, but he seems to be pretty well actually.
“And his appetite’s back, it came back with a bacon butty one morning for breakfast.
Will was volunteering as a nurse in Sierra Leone when he was infected.
But he did not tell his parents until it was confirmed that he was going to be flown home.
Jackie, said: “We were at our niece’s wedding and he phoned, we were out in the grounds and the photos were being taken.
“We assumed he’d phoned to wish his cousin every happiness.”
But Robin, thought Will sounded “flat” and that there was something wrong.
He said: “So fairly soon I rang him back and he told me. At which point the first thing in mind is, ‘We can’t spoil the day.’”
